Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Forest Park instead of Dublin, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Forest Park
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€19.64
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Forest Park
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.69
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.30
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.87
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.87
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.25
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.70
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Forest Park
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.59
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€112.91
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€36,006.90
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€24.25
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Dublin
|
Forest Park
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€51.13
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,958.76
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,673.71
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€196.62
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Forest Park
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,198.17
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,836.05
|
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Forest Park
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.87
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.97
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.20
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€51.53
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.76
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Forest Park
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€88.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€37.65
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€89.52
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€104.68
|
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